New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
A FAITHFUL RECORD SHOULD COUNT.
AN ARGUMENT FOR A SERVICE PENSION FROM
SIEIkINn POINT OLE VIEW.

FAITHFUL RECORD SHOULD COUNT.
AN ARGUMENT FOR SERVICE PENSION FROM
STEikING POINT OF VIEW.
Addison. n. J.. Get. 22.-I have at last discovered
something sensible the question OF soldiers pensions
In your last weekly Issue are several articles written
from various sections of the country, csnceruing ser
1t has been a great mystery to me why memo Of our
statesmen and law makers could that there ought
to be a discrimination made between good faithful
solder who was always At his post In storm and sun
shHe in camp, on tho march and In action, and tho
soldier who could produce the Hospital Record"
We'll. truly, there has been distinction made 1" tho
Pension Department in that respect but that distncon
has been in favor of the 40 H. aga nst the igating
soldier 1t II hard charge TO make against iuan 10
say that he feigniug sickness that he had made
himself sick in order to evade duty but unfortunately
nearly every company of soldiers comprising our late
had less Of that class OF soldiers had the
honor of serving Ia two different regiments aud do not
know Of orc than one soldier who was known in his
company as I'D. b.. who has not been granted pen
sion, and that ia making great effort for aud
have doubt from what have heard lately he will
This is question that should be left to the soldier
TO decide. Tor the that ought TO he either
judge or Jury man IN his own case We are so selfish by
nature that he who served Only single day ami can
pOst to some exposure IN that day, would say, II
shonl be- well provided for who served for
years bn conld not maze stronger case OF disability
while he WHO served from hrea TO tive years wsnt
contend that that sngtn Of service az soldier on acrive
duty should bs PR ma face proof Of disability and shond
Ike other men; eau SEQ my own sde OF me
question best; and Will lay the case
decision.
/ sn.tcd in April. 1861, and constantly under
until the last OF November. lS6j-Over four years and
seven months was always on active duty and at the
field For short time was sick In camp with typhoid
fever have never applied for or received ore dollar
returns Tor in organizing company for service in
duins which wa, engaged in recruiting aud organizing.
earned my first pay at 81 per month ana served ons
year enlisted man. dill not receive s0BmissIsn
until bal earned it second tme as appears by the
certificate of the colsnel comnaniing my regiment l
know have never been 20 strong and rugged since the
war as was before; but have no apparent tangible
disability and 40 hospital record" ~
Now. have not been relating my experience TO ooass
absut it or claim superiority over my comrades have
known many others who rendered as true and faithful
service as myself aud am not one who claims tnat
soldier should have preference over any other good c
either IN politics or otherwse but u mas appeared
To me Tor a ssod MANY years mat long severe ana
faithful record as soldier should count for something IN
ne Pension Department ana .h.t Tue %
subject instead OF me overcoming inquiry WHAT'S
viii use NY case to illustrate great incon,stcscy
in bounty laws Others, who did not serve as long az
enough as stated before To earn my promotion "a sec
ond me and SeHE Tor @s p"P'sh e o, pre- %s,
some good reason for service pension IA Comfadc'
A SIGNIFICANT VOTE.
RESULTS OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF OLD soLDIEEs
IN CANTON, ONO.
Canton Ohio. OCT. 29.-It is undoubtedly true that
her. il craving srRtinsnt among st tho old soldiers ia
TINS locality in favor or service pension ZONE tino
ago you In regard 10 the acton or our &. A. IL
10, on The Dependent ucnson law. The vote that
time was unsuinous IN it, favor. While Post nuu-
bers 200 member tie nee ings ar" rarely attended
by more than onefourh OF al numter In order get
an expression from the soldiers this city, notirs
through the press for soldiers meeting 10 consler tbo
matter OF pensions. etc. That meeting held lass
night Seventy five OLD soldiers were III attend
aucc. Including many who 10 not belong to the g. A. X
All were with only two exceptions. from tho laborns
cia,s All persons or small means. dcpen ling to
great extent their daily earnings for support sshe
have wounds others have disabilities OF health more ar
less the results OF tire. ana four years OF service
We discussed the questiona of 'depenlcnt ana ser.
vice" pensions Not one man objects u Tue Dependehs
Pension bill but tue vote was unanimously IN favor OK
service penSor.-Dr Geo. b. Cock riagma-a
HELP MUST BE GIVEN SOON. 80"
Wc,ifleld Penn. Oct. 2l.-hs one after another the
friend. Of the soldier are falling await s eneonragns
to know ha' Ssyet have 50 poMeral In nnaem.e "a, 7;
that "ngratitude Is the bascst OF critn aui We cam
NOT understand the American people can be so un-
grateful they the who saved our country in
h-h0urs or is greatest peril Nearly all OF me soldiers VINO
them. II not drawi"ga pension. are either de.
pendent others for support or else at the soldiers
lone fAe county lSorhoise II they ever nave any
help from the Government. II must come soon In mats
little while W. shall all he mustered out Ibose who aro
working So uly to Keep iiom me sMiier Jew dot
lars I, alleviate MS wants IN advance age VIII nave I'D
work shor; time longer. because the Surviving sol
dics o; te last will have all paSs" away We thnk
n much 70 ask that tue Government give To every
solder pension from To Sl2 per mouth AMI the
sacrifices uslc by the soldiers. We think the citation
to the ArIclrase Ac; should be extesdsd-i Lewis
ONE MAN WHO COR ENOUGH
Gladstone. D. T.. Oct. l2.-As membor Of Fort sun
ter Post g. \ r.. Dickinson. Dlk. an incinei to tls
opinion that the thing Is overdsrc While am IN favor
~ pensions 10 h"'e Ih"ho' "N w. ~ 49, 80 w,
Ing disease contracted by exposure our army t1t
least after Joined 1t IN January 81 was well provided
for again exposure and by the Use OF -uch means a tho
Cavern ineut furnished was able TO return TO private
nineteen months OF hard service (WHICH NJ
cu cd the march the and the subsequent Iuarch
through tho tsroluas with sherman to tshngton in
better heatH than AT the time o my enlistment truss
that what mos, patriots are anxiouslf awaiting
any pensions to the surviving aud
sailors the war; much better Government thas
shall licve IL from some the giant msuopOrs thas
are siin. the business the country received for
NV service tlnclndng town and Government bounty Al
q "a a.
most of the time af food and clothing think this was
enough without anv pension more tnan l nave Deea
able Ia make at any other business j. n Hodge Com
pany f. 10Th Wisconsin, Veterans Volunteer Infantry